Angle(s)

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Javier Areal Velez

Guitarist, composer and improviser born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1985.
In 2008 received a degree in Composition with Electroacoustic Media at the National University of Quilmes.
Since 2009 leads the noise trio COSO in which compose short pieces for bass, guitar, drums and homemade electronic instruments.

His live presentations are intended as site specific interventions: each concert is a unique and unrepeatable event, for which are created sound and visual arrangements of the group's compositions using the architectural characteristics from the site and incorporating to it found objects. In 2010 they become the first group to intervene in CCEBA new headquarters, located in the old building of the former Child Welfare of the City of Buenos Aires. There filmed a live session with French director Vincent Moon, who recently worked with REM, Sigur Ros, Mogwai, among other groups.